10 Voice Boxes In Central Jakarta Damaged By Termites

The ten ballot boxes stored on the ground floor of the Central Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Sub-dept. Office, Gambir District, were found damaged and perforated, allegedly due to being eaten by termites.

A member of the PPK Gambir Logistics Division, Ponco Margono, said that actually 10 ballot boxes were damaged. However, 8 of them were damaged because they were eaten by termites at the bottom.

"The other two boxes were not damaged by termites but were damaged during loading of goods. On December 27, we arrived and on December 28, we assembled them. While assembling, two boxes of holes were found," said Ponco Margono when confirmed, Tuesday, January 23.

The eight ballot boxes were damaged after two weeks of the assembling process. It is suspected that there are termites in the humid building. The damage to the box was discovered on January 7, 2024.

"We have also made a replacement report. We are still keeping this damaged box and have not been replaced with a new one. We have also reported it to the Central Jakarta KPU," he said.